Commonwealth Games: Russell secures gold in 400m hurdles
Janieve Russell
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April 11, 2018

Commonwealth Games: Russell secures gold in 400m hurdles

GOLD COAST, Australia — Jamaican Janieve Russell secured her first individual senior athletic gold medal in the women’s 400 metres hurdles finals at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday.

The 24-year-old Russell clocked 54.33 to cross the line ahead of Scotland’s Eilidh Doyle (silver) and South Africa’s Wendy Nel (bronze).

Ronda Whyte and Ristananna Tracey, the other Jamaicans in the final, were 4th and 8th with 55.02 and 57.50 respectively.

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